குரங்கு கையில் பாம்பு

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dzbx-lrHxJc/WW9XpuSQzxI/AAAAAAAAbzE/dOSuTpnzLqw8GsY8MPMMeTxVcZ5S5nFAACLcBGAs/s1600/1b-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="483" height="201" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dzbx-lrHxJc/WW9XpuSQzxI/AAAAAAAAbzE/dOSuTpnzLqw8GsY8MPMMeTxVcZ5S5nFAACLcBGAs/s320/1b-11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> ஒரு பாம்பு வளைந்து நெளிந்து தரையில் ஊர்ந்து கொண்டிருந்தது. அதைப் பார்த்த ஒரு குட்டிக் குரங்குக்கு வேடிக்கையாக இருந்தது. மெதுவாகப் போய் அந்தப் பாம்பைக் கையில் பிடித்து விட்டது. பாம்பும் குரங்கின் கையை இறுக்கமாகச் சுற்றிக் கொண்டது. விஷப் பல்லைக் காட்டி சீறியது . குரங்குக்குக் கொஞ்சம் பயம் வந்து விட்டது.<br /><br />கொஞ்ச நேரத்திலேயே அதன் கூட்டமெல்லாம் கூடி வந்து விட்டன. ஆனாலும் யாருமே குட்டிக் குரங்குக்கு உதவ முன்வரவில்லை. "ஐயய்யோ. இது பயங்கரமான விஷமுள்ள பாம்பு .  இது கொத்துனா உடனே மரணந்தான். <br /><br />குரங்கு பிடியை விட்டதுமே பாம்பு இவனப் போட்டுடும். இவன் தப்பிக்கவே முடியாது. என்று குட்டிக் குரங்கின் காதுபடவே பேசிவிட்டு ஒவ்வொன்றாகக் கலைந்து சென்று விட்டன. தன்னுடைய கூட்டமே தன்னைக் கைவிட்டு விட்ட சூழ்நிலையின் வேதனை.<br /><br />எந்த நேரமும் கொத்திக் குதறத் தயாராக இருக்கும் நச்சுப் பாம்பு , மரண பயம் எல்லாம் சேர்ந்து குரங்கை வாட்டி வதைத்தன. "ஐயோ. புத்தி கெட்டுப் போய் <br />நானே வலிய வந்து இந்த  மரண வலைக்குள் மாட்டிக் கிட்டேனே". <br /><br />குரங்கு பெரிதாய்க் குரலெழுப்பி ஓலமிட்டது. நேரம் ஓடிக் கொண்டே இருந்தது . உணவும் , நீரும் இல்லாமல் உடல் சோர்ந்து போய்விட்டது.  கிட்டத்தட்ட மயங்கி சரியும் நிலைக்கு வந்து விட்டது. கண் இருளத் தொடங்கியது.அந்த நேரத்தில் ஞானி ஒருவர் அந்த வழியே வந்தார்.  குரங்கு இருந்த நிலைமையைப் பார்த்ததும் நடந்ததை உணர்ந்து கொண்டார். குரங்கை நெருங்கி வந்தார்.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> சொந்தங்களெல்லாம் கைவிட்டுவிட்ட நிலையில் , தன்னை நோக்கி மனிதர்ஒருவர் வருவதைக் கண்ட குட்டிக் குரங்கிற்கு கொஞ்சம் நம்பிக்கை வந்தது. அவர் நெருங்கி வந்து சொன்னார் ," எவ்வளவு நேரந்தான் பாம்பைக் கையிலேயே பிடிச்சிக்கிட்டு கஷ்டப்படப் போற? அதைக் கீழே போடு" என்றார்.<br />குரங்கோ ,"ஐயய்யோ , பாம்பை நான் விட்டுட்டா அது என்னக் கொன்னுடும் " என்றது. <br /><br />அவர் மீண்டும் சொன்னார் ," பாம்பு செத்து ரொம்ப நேரமாச்சு. அதைக் கீழே வீசு ".அவர் வார்த்தயைக் கேட்ட குரங்கு பயத்துடனே பிடியைத் தளர்த்திப் பாம்பைக் கீழே போட்டது. அட . நிஜமாகவே பாம்பு ஏற்கனவே குரங்குப் பிடியில் செத்துதான் போயிருந்தது. அப்பாடா . குரங்குக்கு உயிர் வந்தது . அவரை நன்றியுடன் பார்த்தது ."இனிமே இந்த முட்டாள் தனம் பண்ணாதே " என்றபடி ஞானி கடந்து போனார்.<br /> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> நம்மில் எத்தனையோ பேர் மனக்கவலை என்ற செத்த பாம்பைக் கையில் பிடித்துக் கொண்டு விட முடியாமல் கதறிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறோம்.<br />கவலைகளை விட்டொழியுங்கள். மகிழ்ச்சியாய் இருங்கள், , ,<br /><br /> ஒவ்வொரு கெட்ட குணங்களும் ஒவ்வொரு நோயை உருவாக்கும்<br />பெருமையும் கர்வமும் இதய நோய்களை உருவாக்கும்<br />கவலையும் துயரமும் வயிற்று நோய்களை உருவாக்கும்<br />துக்கமும் அழுகையும் சுவாச நோய்களை உருவாக்கும்<br />பயமும் சந்தேகமும் சிறுநீரக நோய்களை உருவாக்கும்<br />எரிச்சலும் கோபமும் கல்லீரல் நோய்களை உருவாக்கும்<br />அமைதியை விரும்புவதே அனைத்தையும் குணமாக்கும்.<br />ஆரோக்கியமான உடலிலிருந்தே ஆரோக்கியமான சிந்தனைகள் பிறக்கும். உடலின், மனதின் தேவைகளுக்கு மதிப்பளியுங்கள்.<br />பசிக்கும் போது உணவருந்துங்கள். <br /><br />பசியை நீங்கள் புறக்கணித்தால் பசி உங்களைப் புறக்கணிக்கும். <br /><br />எப்போதும் உடலின் அழைப்பை புறக்கணிக்காதீர்கள்.</div> </div>

குரங்கு கையில் பாம்பு

ஒரு பாம்பு வளைந்து நெளிந்து தரையில் ஊர்ந்து கொண்டிருந்தது. அதைப் பார்த்த ஒரு குட்டிக் குரங்குக்கு வேடிக்கையாக இருந்தது. மெதுவாகப் போய்...

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Sharad Sharma Co-Founder & CEO, BrandSigma Inc.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="col-md-3"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.wisdomimg.com/india/s/socphotos/Sharad-Sharma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sharad Sharma" border="0" height="181" src="https://www.wisdomimg.com/india/s/socphotos/Sharad-Sharma.jpg" width="171" /></a></div> <div class="jobs-industry-managers"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <strong> </strong><br /> <h1 style="font-size: 24px;"> <br /></h1> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="col-md-9"> It’s serial entrepreneurship that is distinguishing some business leaders from the others globally. Admittedly, both will have their respective place in history just like they have their place under their sun. But one thing is sure – both these types, most often, usher in a progressive environment. Through their enterprising activity, they not only create products, solutions, or offerings for people to consume, but they also set the tone for a chain-reaction. In order to offer what they create, they have to source from others – which creates not only business for the suppliers but also employment as it does with the entrepreneurs themselves who are required to employ thousands of people to be able to run their businesses smoothly.<br /> <br /> This then means thousands of families are supported financially, which in turn creates social stimuli such as development, human capital, etc. In that sense, these entrepreneurs can be considered to be the vital cogs in the wheel of life.<br /> <br /> <strong>So, what separates entrepreneurs from serial entrepreneurs then?</strong><br /> Hunger? Nope – both types have an insatiable hunger for business success. Determination, efforts, etc.? It can be safely considered as both the types exhibiting these traits in adequate measure.If there’s anything at all that sets them apart is perhaps the serial entrepreneur’s constant lookout for new business regardless of the vertical – the businesses could be innumerable whereas normal entrepreneurs would look to make it really count in the specific area of their business activity.<br /> <br /> <strong>So, Sharad Sharma belongs to the latter group – serial entrepreneurs. </strong><br /> And he perhaps is the only Indian serial entrepreneur who has such rich experience and across umpteen domains – although the focus has rightly been his core area of expertise – information technology. And he has also delivered wonderfully well various senior and executive functions both within the companies he worked for and the companies he founded or co-founded.<br /> <br /> While he is the co-founder and CEO of BrandSigma, he is in the hot-seat (so to say) of so many organizations and companies where his role is pivotal to the success and functioning of all of those entities.<br /> In a career spanning more than three decades, Sharma has been there (almost everywhere) and done so much more than probably any of his peers or contemporaries might have.<br /> <br /> <strong>Education and early jobs</strong><br /> Sharad Sharma had his education from the Delhi – first from Delhi Public School (R.K. Puram, New Delhi) and then Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Electrical Engineering) from the Delhi College of Engineering which he completed in 1986.<br /> <br /> Right after completing his engineering, he joined DCM Data Products where he would stay for three years during which he was basically into software research & development in the capacity of a software engineer.<br /> Then his next calling was Ivy Systems where he got elevated to the post of director – he was the director of product development.<br /> <br /> <strong>Inching towards management roles…</strong><br /> After Ivy Systems, Sharma’s next stint was with the global Lucent Technologies where he would work for almost 8 years (just three months shy, in fact) – through the course of which he would assumes various management positions. It is these stints that helped shaped the entrepreneur in him. For example,at DCM he worked on developing UNIX server platforms based in i86 architecture andlater at an Apple supported start-up where (as one of the early stage employees) he learnt how the absence of marketing skills can derail a good product business, and then setting up the R&D labs in India for both Lucent as well as A&T. So he was almost a finished product himself by the time he set his eyes on business activity.<br /> <br /> <strong>The entrepreneurship begins his enterprise…</strong><br /> A decade and a half of working with various companies in different capacities had helped equip Sharma with the perspective and business acumen required to start his own company. Powered by his own skills and education and backed by his long professional experience, he co-founded a company called Teltier Technologies. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the company which was a start-up based of New Jersey and plied its trade in the wireless infrastructure eventually becominga the leader which lead to its acquisition by Cisco.<br /> <br /> Entrepreneurship had well and truly caught up with Sharma by now and he ensured it was made good of. But before that he was involved with Symantec (earlier VERITAS) as its Indian General Manager as well as Vice President of operations. This perhaps came in at the right time as it gave him enough insights into the then nascent IT and ITES business and <br /> where it would all go in times to come and where it all stood in his scheme of things.<br /> <br /> His first investment into private equity was for a period of one year which gave him enough confidence in this path to becoming a serial entrepreneur - of course, as we have seen, it was not by design.</div> <div class="col-md-9"> <br /><br /> His next investment and the role was as a board director with the then start-up called Bharat Matrimony. This association lasted for about a year and a half.<br /> <br /> His real big leap…</div> <div class="col-md-9"> <br />  Sharma’s clearly outstanding role that would eventually drive him to continue to invest in product development companies, especially in India came in the form of his association with the then internet technology pioneer, Yahoo! He was the Senior Vice President of Yahoo! While also being entrusted with the job of heralding the company’s Indian R&D facility as its CEO.<br /> <br /> Yahoo! Was his last job as a direct employee. He would thereafter be taking over many crucial and board level roles with companies he either co-founded or where he had invested as well as those where he played an advisory role as well.<br /> <br /> The decade so far… In the immediately preceding decade from now, Sharma has been directly or indirectly involved with many start-ups and initiatives. Beginning from Caanan Partners (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) followed by an active role as the executive council member of NASSCOM (where he was also the chair of the product forum), then his deep and active involvement with the India Angel Network (of which he is a member even today), and playing a crucial role in the inception of the non-profit initiative called iSPIRT Foundation (Co-Founder and Governing Council Member).It is basically a think-tank for the aspiring IT entrepreneurs if the country and stands for —the Indian Software Industry Products Roundtable. <br /> <br /> <strong>BrandSigma…</strong><br /> He didn’t have to actually do anything different to be able to be up there with the who-is-who of the Indian IT industry. He was already one of the country’s most active angel investors in the technology sector with as many as 12 known investments. But, being the technocrat he is, he followed his passion for product development and around 2011 he felt the need as well as saw the opportunity to found yet another company that would provide specific services.<br /> <br /> He called it BrandSigma: As the name suggests there would be both marketing as well as quality attached to the services of the company.Based of Ney York, it would work in the pre-packaged software industry (offering analytics for brand management, combining marketing science with large data sets). <br /> <br /> BrandSigma Inc. is just another expression of the visionary Sharma where he has been able to bring together fantastic talent from the IT industry – figure this: It has senior executives, successful entrepreneurs and technology leaders from companies like the renowned advertising agency Dentsu and semiconductor major Texas Instruments and its Chief Science Officer, Abhinanda Sarkar, was with GE Research and IB Research in the past (a Stanford PhD and ISI alum)– to name a few.<br /> <br /> When he gets some breathing space from BrandSigma (in fact, he doesn’t get, he creates some breathing space), he is involved in propelling the product development ecosystem in the country. That he does in his capacity as the co-founder and as member of the governing council of iSPIRT – which itself is has representation from scores of successful names of Indian origin from the industry across the globe, who share Sharma’s vision, interest, and passion for the technological advancement of the country through home-grown talent.<br /> <br /> All we can say to this super-entrepreneur is – Bravo Sharad Sharma, keep going!!<br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody> <tr><td align="left" colspan="2" height="35" valign="middle"><div style="color: #a6201f; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding-right: 20px;"> <strong>Other Association:</strong></div> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Serves as an advisor at i7 Networks Pvt. Ltd. Mr. </td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Is an Investment Professional at IAN Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Serves as Director at IKP Investment Management Company</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Was an Advisor Pi Ventures</td></tr> <tr><td align="left" colspan="2" height="35" valign="middle"><div style="color: #a6201f; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding-right: 20px;"> Quotes</div> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">A competitive software product industry will not only benefit the economy but will have a ripple effect across the society at large.</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">BrandSigma is a startup focused on disrupting marketing.</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">India needs prominent brands like Sony from Japan (20years ago) and now Samsung from Republic of Korea, brands that can power its global image.</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">In India, the majority of economic activity takes place in the informal sector. For the first time ever, self-employed individuals are able to use technology to become efficient and competitive. For instance, a self-employed driver can now be part of a taxi network and have access to new customers.</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div>

Sharad Sharma Co-Founder & CEO, BrandSigma Inc.

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Zinc deficiency - Signs you are suffering from it!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="ly-health-story__media "> <div class="tipImg " ng-click="ctrl.showOrignalImage()" style="text-align: center;"> <u><strike><img alt="Zinc Deficiency - How To Detect If You Are Suffering From It?" class="ly-health-story__media__img" height="267" ng-src="https://static.lybrate.com/eagle/uploads/32d9699bc65e483234643dfbc6315da9/68b627.jpg" src="https://static.lybrate.com/eagle/uploads/32d9699bc65e483234643dfbc6315da9/68b627.jpg" width="400" /></strike></u> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="ly-health-story__body ly-health-story__ellipses"> Zinc deficiency is one epidemic that people are mostly unaware of. As per the data shared by World Health Organization, around 31% of the world population is suffering from zinc deficiency. The problem is also ranked 5th in the leading factors that cause several diseases. It is also a primary reason why underdeveloped nations suffer from high mortality rate as zinc deficiency is associated with child pneumonia and diarrhea.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="person__info__degrees"> <div class="person__img-wrapper" data-param="consult" ga-category="TDP" ga-event="Consult_1"> <img alt="Dr. Sajeev Kumar | Lybrate.com" class="person__img-wrapper__img" ng-src="https://static.lybrate.com/img/documents/doctor/dp/06dba1f9cb563ebd8e679b8950342df1/crop_100x100/Pediatrics-SajeevKumar-CHENGANNUR-eaeebf.JPG" src="https://static.lybrate.com/img/documents/doctor/dp/06dba1f9cb563ebd8e679b8950342df1/crop_100x100/Pediatrics-SajeevKumar-CHENGANNUR-eaeebf.JPG" /> <svg style="background: #eee; height: 50px; padding-top: 16px; width: 50px;" viewbox="0 0 24 24"> <path d="M20.976,15.64a5.541,5.541,0,0,0-.725-1.31,4.971,4.971,0,0,0-4-2.025H15.278l-0.062.149a3.563,3.563,0,0,1-2.887,1.952v4.739a2.625,2.625,0,0,1-2.634,2.6,2.042,2.042,0,0,1-1.507-.624A2.656,2.656,0,0,1,7.541,19.4a1.829,1.829,0,1,1,.487.013,2.163,2.163,0,0,0,.513,1.378,1.551,1.551,0,0,0,1.153.472,2.165,2.165,0,0,0,2.149-2.118V14.419a3.711,3.711,0,0,1-3.164-1.965L8.616,12.3H7.745A4.942,4.942,0,0,0,2.8,17.233V23.8H21.2V17.233A4.9,4.9,0,0,0,20.976,15.64ZM7.812,7.918A1.729,1.729,0,0,0,8.3,9.2,4.225,4.225,0,0,0,9.3,11.95c0.232,0.267,1.428,1.579,2.6,1.579h0.065a4.162,4.162,0,0,0,2.48-1.389,4.512,4.512,0,0,0,1.116-2.963,1.771,1.771,0,0,0,.395-1.2,0.917,0.917,0,0,0-.231-0.483c0.176-.487,1.423-4.13-0.138-5.2A4.15,4.15,0,0,0,11.41.36,2.843,2.843,0,0,0,8.849,1.933c-0.425.255-1.822,1.424-.786,5.4A1.1,1.1,0,0,0,7.812,7.918Zm0.022,8.344A1.338,1.338,0,1,0,9.177,17.6,1.342,1.342,0,0,0,7.834,16.262Z" fill="#bfbfbf"></path> </svg> </div> <div class="person__info grid__col-auto"> <div class="person__info__name lybText--ellipsis"> Dr. Sajeev Kumar</div> </div> </div> <div class="person__info__degrees"> <br /></div> <div class="person__info__degrees"> C.S.C, D.C.H, M.B.B.S</div> <div class="person__info__stats lybPad-btm--quar"> General Physician, Chengannur  •  32 years experience</div> <div class="person__info__stats lybPad-btm--quar"> <br /></div> Every person, young or old, needs to have a regular intake of zinc for a healthy life, which it is known as an essential nutrient. It is also present in every cell, tissue, bone and fluid in the human body; zinc is especially prevalent in male semen and prostate glands.<br /> <br /> <strong>Common Symptoms Of Zinc Deficiency</strong><br /> Unfortunately, millions of people suffering from zinc deficiency are unaware of their condition. However, looking out for certain key indicators can help in identifying the problem before it becomes severe. Here are the common symptoms of zinc deficiency that everyone must look out for:<br /> <ol> <li><strong>Poor Neurological Function -</strong> Zinc is an absolute necessity for neuropsychologic performance and growth. Low levels of zinc lead to attention disorders in infants, which may persist till the adulthood. But, it doesn’t mean you will start pumping your kids with an overdose of zinc. It has been found that zinc is absorbed best with other nutrients and especially when taken with whole foods.</li> <li><strong>Weak Immunity -</strong> Your immune function works best when it has an adequate amount of zinc. It is vital for the growth of T-Cell and differentiating white blood cells to keep diseases at bay. Zinc is also necessary for the structural component of the hormone receptors. They contribute exponentially to have a healthy and balanced immune function.</li> <li><strong>Diarrhea & Leaky Gut - </strong> Impaired immunity causes zinc deficiency diarrhea, which can become a persistent health problem. Every year diarrhea affects nearly 2 million children worldwide, and most of them are suspected to have a zinc deficiency and bacterial infection. Leaky gut, also called intestinal permeability can lead to a slew of health problems like skin allergies, thyroid problems, and nutrient malabsorption.</li> </ol> <strong>Zinc Rich Foods You Must Include In Your Diet</strong><br /> <br /> If you are experiencing any of the symptoms shared above, then you might be suffering from the zinc deficiency. To improve the level of zinc in your body, you can either take all natural zinc supplements. But, supplements usually contain several forms of zinc like zinc sulfate, zinc acetate and more. <strong>Thus, it is better to include the below-shared foods in your diet, which contain a high amount of zinc:</strong><br /> <ol> <li>Pumpkin seeds –1/2 cup: 8.4 mg</li> <li>Grass-fed Beef – 4 oz: 5.2 mg</li> <li>Lamb – 4 oz: 5.2 mg</li> <li>Cashews – 1/2 cup: 3.8 mg</li> <li>Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) – 1 cup cooked: 2.5 mg</li> <li>Mushrooms – 1 cup cooked: 1.9 mg</li> <li>Chicken – 4 oz: 1.6 mg</li> <li>Kefir or Yogurt – 1 cup: 1.4 mg</li> <li>Spinach – 1 cup cooked: 1.4 mg</li> <li>Cocoa powder – 1 Tbsp: 0.4 mg  </li> </ol> </div> </div>

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Hari Menon Co Founder & CEO BigBasket.com

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="col-md-3"> <div class="jobs-industry-managers"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Hari Menon" height="181" src="https://www.wisdomimg.com/india/s/socphotos/hari-menon.jpg" width="171" /></div> <strong> </strong><br /> <h1> <u><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></u></h1> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="col-md-9"> Big Basket team was earlier set up India's first e-commerce site FabMart.com in 1999, and then established the Fabmall-Trinethra chain of more than 200 grocery supermarket stores in southern India. They founded BigBasket in December 2011 as an India's largest online supermarket with a presence in over 25 cities in India. Let’s read the story of the company and the man behind it – Hari Menon! Hari Menon was the Cofounder, CEO and Head of Merchandising at Bigbasket.com.<br /> <br /> <strong>Childhood and Education</strong><br /> Hari was born in 1963. Hari was born into a middle-class family that lived in Bandra, Mumbai, and was always taught to lead a live that gave him a settled live, a stable job, etc… It was the urge to experiment that pushed him to try out something new.<br /> <br /> Hari is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and is married to ‘Shanti Menon’ – principal of ‘The Deen’s Academy’ (Bangalore). She is also the daughter of ‘E Shreedharan’, the man behind the Delhi Metro. Personally, he considers himself to be a Music enthusiast, and also wishes to play in a band someday. He is also an avid cricket fan and a member of the ‘Karnataka Cricket Association’ as well.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Spark</strong><br /> Hari Menon, co founder and CEO of Big Basket started his career with ORG Systems and worked with TVS Electronics, Wipro InfoTech and Integrated Data Systems. His wide exposure in these companies and subsequently in the education & training space in Manipal over the last few years has placed Hari in a unique position to guide India Skills in making an impactful contribution to the skills development sector in India. Before his entry into the education sector, Hari co-founded Fabmall - a pioneer in internet and grocery retail, wherein he handled a gamut of responsibilities including strategic business planning, raising venture capital, building organizational capabilities and creating a strong IT platform for the retail business. Prior to Fabmall, Hari headed Programme Management at Planetasia.com wherein he oversaw large scale project deliveries involving a wide team of software developers, business analysts, web designers& web writers. Then he co founded Bigbasket in December 2011 in Bangalore by a team of five - V S Sudhakar, Hari Menon, Vipul Parekh, V S Ramesh and Abhinay Choudhari.<br /> <br /> <strong>What Is Big Basket?</strong><br /> Bigbasket is founded and operated by ‘Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt. Ltd.’ It has more than 14000 products and over 1000 brands listed on their catalogue – BigBasket is known as the India’s largest online food and grocery store. It offers a wide range of options in every category to provide you with the best quality products at the lowest prices which include – fresh Rice and Dal, Fruits and Vegetables, Spices and Seasonings, Packaged products, Beverages, Personal care products, Meats, and many more items.<br /> <br /> While, BigBasket is an online based company and does not have any brick and mortar stores. It is very simple to order as you need to visit bigbasket.com and choose the products you wish to purchase then add the items to your Shopping Basket and the Big Basket team offer 4 slots per day. Finally chose a convenient payment option (Cash, Sodexo, Credit Card) then products would be delivered to your house.<br /> <br /> Currently they are widespread across the locations like Mumbai, Delhi, Mysore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada-Guntur, Pune, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, etc...<br /> <br /> <strong>The Growth</strong><br /> It all began in 1999. Hari Menon along with five of his friends – VS Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh , Abhinay Choudhari and V S Ramesh launched their online retail website called ‘Fabmart’.<br /> <br /> Even though they did manage to get some traction but since their idea was way ahead of its time, they could not shake the masses. And to worsen the whole deal, the dotcom bubble burst happened.<br /> <br /> That is when they decided to put the online business on the backseat and focused all the energies on ‘Fabmall’, their physical retail chain of grocery stores. They also merged this chain with another grocery retail chain called – ‘Trinethra’.<br /> <br /> Anyway, in a matter of seven years, they expanded their business to 200 stores across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Around the same time, they also decided to sell-off the business to Aditya Birla Group.<br /> <br /> That is when they thought of getting back to their original idea online grocery store. As their discussion deepened with serial entrepreneur Krishnan Ganesh, they concluded to go ahead with it. The idea was collectively seeded by serial entrepreneurs and angel investors Krishnan and Meena Ganesh. And finally in December 2011, they launched BigBasket.com!<br /> <br /> Soon after the launch, they also received their first funding of $10 Mn from ChrysCapital co-founder Raj Kondur and Ascent Capital. He had earlier invested $4 Mn in Fabmart as well.<br /> <br /> According to Hari, the first six to nine months were the most challenging ones. Since they had already faced the heat once with Fabmart, the pressure was even more. The biggest challenge for them was to create and maintain a building capacity to meet customer demand.<br /> <br /> This was even more commendable, since they were barely advertising about the brand and mainly relied on word of mouth. As per their stats, more than 45 % of their customers came through references.<br /> <br /> By the next one year, they had already expanded to Hyderabad and Mumbai, and were also planning to further increase their services in Delhi, Chennai Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolkata as well.<br /> <br /> BigBasket also roped in Bollywood actor – ‘Shah Rukh Khan’ as their brand ambassador, for an undisclosed sum; following which, they also launched a high volume television, digital and print media campaign as well.<br /> <br /> <strong>BigBasket Business model</strong><br /> BigBasket team along with Hari menon has effectively managed to attain and maintain their success by using various strategies which mainly surround three important factors:<br /> <ul> <li>Unmatchable Customer Service (in all aspects)</li> <li>A large variety of products</li> <li>An constant innovation using technology</li> </ul> Now the grocery business in India is mainly divided into two types i.e. Planned Purchase and Top-up Purchase. When BigBasket started their operations, it adopted the ‘just-in-time model’ – wherein not only perishable good but every item was brought against an order. In other words, they were purchased-to-order. In this model, the delivery boy directly picks up the item from the vendor, and directly delivers it to the customer. They still use this model for quite-a-few items like Bakery items, Pet food, Small household appliances, etc. which are not feasible to store.<br /> <br /> Over the period of time, as their business grew, they moved on to an ‘inventory model’ (for most of its products), and BigBasket now buys products directly from suppliers like – HUL, P&G, farmers, mills, etc and then stocks these in warehouses. BigBasket then adds a margin to the purchased price of the product before selling them.<br /> <br /> They have a completely automated process of initial inventory stocking and post its completion, re-ordering! The company uses analytics to predict their weekly demand, with the help of which they optimize their logistics and supply volumes to drive better margins.<br /> <br /> This ‘Single-point stocking’ greatly helps the company to strictly manage the shrinkage and rejection of products, and also helps them to invest the saved money in advertising as well.<br /> More recently, BigBasket has been seen adopting a hyper local strategy, wherein, it has partnered with more than 1,800 neighborhood grocery stores across India to deliver goods in under an hour.<br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody> <tr><td align="left" colspan="2" height="35" valign="middle"><div style="color: #a6201f; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding-right: 20px;"> <strong>Awards</strong></div> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Icon Award for Entrepreneurship</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Owler 2017 Top Rated CEO Award</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">AWS Mobility Awards 2017</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Retail and eCommerce app of the year</td></tr> <tr><td align="left" colspan="2" height="35" valign="middle"><div style="color: #a6201f; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding-right: 20px;"> Quotes</div> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">If people who have invested in your company are not aligned with your business and strategy, you are completely screwed. Even though this process is time-consuming, it was crucial to our success.</td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="" class="soc-quotes" height="15" src="https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/spark_images/nai_img2.png" width="15" /></td><td align="left" style="font-size: 12px;" valign="middle">Start your fundraising early. Start the process 6 months in advance. Fundraising is also dependent on external factors such as market fluxes and investor sentiments. Hence I would recommend that you raise more than you need</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div>

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5 Breakfast options that are secretly making you lazy!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="ly-health-story__media "> <div class="tipImg " ng-click="ctrl.showOrignalImage()" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="5 Breakfast Foods That Are Secretly Making You Lazy!" class="ly-health-story__media__img" height="267" ng-src="https://static.lybrate.com/eagle/uploads/546ff82c96a5fc7e8757c53822e4b306/bdaf90.jpg" src="https://static.lybrate.com/eagle/uploads/546ff82c96a5fc7e8757c53822e4b306/bdaf90.jpg" width="400" /> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="ly-health-story__body ly-health-story__ellipses"> A healthy and nutritious breakfast can make a good morning even better. Myths and misconceptions are galore when it comes to a healthy breakfast. <strong>Many of the lip smacking breakfasts come with zero nutritional value, </strong>but they look so tempting that we fall for such delicacies. A healthy breakfast is not always healthy. Some of the assumed healthy and nutritious foodstuff can do your health more harm than good. Thus, one needs to get their facts right before zeroing upon a particular breakfast.<br /> <div class="person lybGutter"> <div class="person__img-wrapper" data-param="consult" ga-category="TDP" ga-event="Consult_1"> <img alt="Dr. Pranoy Gadi's | Lybrate.com" class="person__img-wrapper__img" ng-src="https://static.lybrate.com/img/documents/doctor/dp/f97ae6bec521ae81057805101459dd81/crop_100x100/General-Physician-Pranoy-ce25ca.jpg" src="https://static.lybrate.com/img/documents/doctor/dp/f97ae6bec521ae81057805101459dd81/crop_100x100/General-Physician-Pranoy-ce25ca.jpg" /> <svg style="background: #eee; height: 50px; padding-top: 16px; width: 50px;" viewbox="0 0 24 24"> <path d="M20.976,15.64a5.541,5.541,0,0,0-.725-1.31,4.971,4.971,0,0,0-4-2.025H15.278l-0.062.149a3.563,3.563,0,0,1-2.887,1.952v4.739a2.625,2.625,0,0,1-2.634,2.6,2.042,2.042,0,0,1-1.507-.624A2.656,2.656,0,0,1,7.541,19.4a1.829,1.829,0,1,1,.487.013,2.163,2.163,0,0,0,.513,1.378,1.551,1.551,0,0,0,1.153.472,2.165,2.165,0,0,0,2.149-2.118V14.419a3.711,3.711,0,0,1-3.164-1.965L8.616,12.3H7.745A4.942,4.942,0,0,0,2.8,17.233V23.8H21.2V17.233A4.9,4.9,0,0,0,20.976,15.64ZM7.812,7.918A1.729,1.729,0,0,0,8.3,9.2,4.225,4.225,0,0,0,9.3,11.95c0.232,0.267,1.428,1.579,2.6,1.579h0.065a4.162,4.162,0,0,0,2.48-1.389,4.512,4.512,0,0,0,1.116-2.963,1.771,1.771,0,0,0,.395-1.2,0.917,0.917,0,0,0-.231-0.483c0.176-.487,1.423-4.13-0.138-5.2A4.15,4.15,0,0,0,11.41.36,2.843,2.843,0,0,0,8.849,1.933c-0.425.255-1.822,1.424-.786,5.4A1.1,1.1,0,0,0,7.812,7.918Zm0.022,8.344A1.338,1.338,0,1,0,9.177,17.6,1.342,1.342,0,0,0,7.834,16.262Z" fill="#bfbfbf"></path> </svg> </div> <div class="person__info grid__col-auto"> <div class="person__info__name lybText--ellipsis"> Dr. Pranoy Gadi's</div> </div> </div> <div class="person__info__degrees"> MD - General Medicine</div> <br /> <div class="person__info__stats lybPad-btm--quar"> General Physician, Mahabubnagar  •  1 year experience</div> <ol> <li><strong>French toast - a perfect toast to unhealthy life: </strong>Ideally, a healthy breakfast should give you energy and keep you fit and active throughout the day. French toast is anything, but healthy and nutritious. It has negligible nutritional value. With this breakfast, all those rigorous exercises will prove to be futile. Some people go a step further. They team this already unhealthy breakfast with French fries and sausages. This palatable breakfast can give your waistline nightmares, not to forget the associated health complications. Bread toast with boiled or scrambled eggs is a much healthier and nutritious alternative.</li> <li><strong>Cake and pastry - the sweet devil:</strong> Cakes and pastries for breakfast are sure to throw your health in jeopardy. Pastries and cakes are both simple carbohydrates. When taken in, these are immediately broken down to glucose. An elevated glucose level often results in an abnormal rise in insulin level. This can lead to serious health problems, with diabetes and obesity being the most common complications. There will inflammation affecting the whole body. Your skin will be the worst affected. It will lose its radiance and appear wrinkled and saggy.</li> <li><strong>Donut for breakfast -  a complete evil:</strong> It is the best way to welcome the unwanted calories and fats into your body. Donuts mostly contain trans- fats that can result in serious healthy complications. You will feel lethargic throughout the day. Obesity and donuts are like two faces of the same coin.</li> <li><strong>The sugary juice - a road to obesity:</strong> For some people, the breakfast is incomplete without fruit juices. While fruit juices appear as a good, healthy option, the facts are just the opposite. Freshly prepared juices can still be accepted, but the packaged fruit juices are a big no. The packaged juices are loaded with sugar that can never do your health any good. Whole fruit is a much better and recommended option for your health.</li> <li><strong>Bagels - a big no: </strong>When loaded with cream or cheese are no longer considered healthy. Flavoured yogurts are equally unhealthy and should be avoided. Before going for packaged cereals, the nutritional contents should be well read and understood.</li> </ol> Your health is important. The sooner you realise this, the better it is.</div> </div>

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Milk vs curd - Which has more calcium?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="ly-health-story__media "> <div class="tipImg " style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Milk Or Curd - What Has More Calcium?" class="ly-health-story__media__img" height="267" src="https://static.lybrate.com/eagle/uploads/32d9699bc65e483234643dfbc6315da9/a7c38d.jpg" width="400" /> </div> <div class="tipImg " style="text-align: center;">  </div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Calcium is an essential mineral that is required by the body for various functions. It is used for building and maintaining strong bones and teeth. It is also used in the cardiovascular and nervous systems for preventing all kinds of health conditions such as <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">high blood pressure</a>, high cholesterol, <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">lyme disease</a>, etc.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="person__img-wrapper" data-param="consult"> <img alt="Dt. Nidhi Chandra | Lybrate.com" class="person__img-wrapper__img" src="https://static.lybrate.com/img/documents/doctor/dp/07289785a19536b03d0537f27f932f4e/crop_100x100/Dietitian-Nutritionist-NidhiChandra-New-Delhi-cb7a8b.jpg" /> <svg style="background: #eee; height: 50px; padding-top: 16px; width: 50px;" viewbox="0 0 24 24"> </svg> </div> Dt. Nidhi Chandra<div class="person__info__degrees"> Diploma in Dietetics & Nutrition, Diploma in Sports Nutrition</div> <div class="person__info__stats lybPad-btm--quar"> <span>Dietitian/Nutritionist, New Delhi</span>  •  <span>6 years experience</span> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> It is, thus, extremely necessary to have calcium-rich foods as a part of your daily diet. Dairy products constitute as the primary source of calcium on an everyday basis. Of these, milk and curd are the two most important. But in case, you're wondering which one of the two is better for you, read on to find out.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <strong>Calcium content:</strong><br /> There has been much debate about which is the better source of calcium - milk or curd. In very simple terms, milk ranks higher than curd in terms of calcium content. 100g of milk contains around 125mg of calcium, whereas 100g of curd has a lower calcium content of approximately 85mg. So if you really want to up your calcium intake, milk will be a better choice.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <strong>Other health benefits</strong><br /> If one is to take into consideration other health benefits provided by these two food products, curd takes the lead by a landslide.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <strong>Following are the known benefits of curd:</strong><br /> - It is far easier to digest<br /> - It is a suitable dairy product for those who are lactose intolerant<br /> - It cleanses the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">digestive tract</a><br /> - It prevents infections of the stomach and intestines</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In the end, it's for you to decide what your body needs more. If it requires more calcium, choosing milk would be wise; but if you cannot digest milk, opting for curd will ensure you get a healthy dose of calcium along with scores of other health benefits.</div> </div>

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